Khaki (AE8756) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Khaki"

Earth · Autumn

🧠 Psychology

Warm and optimistic color. Evokes creativity, joy and enthusiasm.

✨ Uses

Food marketing, secondary CTAs, warm design, children.

Tip

Khaki pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #AE8756

RGB rgb(174, 135, 86)

HSL hsl(33°, 35%, 51%)

CMYK C:0% M:22% Y:51% K:32%

Luminance 0.2748

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.28:1

Aa — #AE8756

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.4:1

Aa — #AE8756

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#AE8756 #567EAE

Analogous

#AE5B56 #AE8756 #A9AE56

Triadic

#AE8756 #56AE86 #8656AE

Split-comp.

#AE8756 #56A9AE #5B56AE

Tetradic

#AE8756 #56AE5B #567EAE #AE56A9

Monochromatic

#231D15 #63513B #A18563 #B49E83 #D1C3B3

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